Earth  ID: 10264

Earth Science Week 2008

Released on October 14, 2008
Keep your eyes glued to the Goddard Web site through the week of October 12 for daily videos that answer several questions about our home planet. The videos are all part of Earth Science Week: 2008, themed 'No Child Left Inside.'
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Dr. Blanche Meeson introduces the five big questions for Earth Science Week.
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Dr. Claire Parkinson discusses the changes in sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions and what that means for the global climate.
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Dr. Xiao Wen illustrates the role cloud cover plays in regulating Earth's climate.
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Dr. Marc Imhoff discusses how satellite imagery can give us data about vegetation and plant productivity.
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Dr. David Adamec explains from where a hurricane gets its massive energy.
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How will the Earth System Change in the Future?

Goddard's Dr. Sushel Unninayar discusses the future of earth systems and in particular the potential human health implications associated with global warming.

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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/esw_videos.html

Credits

Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Producer
David Adamec (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Marc Imhoff (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Videographer
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Narrated Movies

Goddard TV Tape:
G2008-145 -- Earth Science Week 2008

Keywords:
SVS >> Clouds
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> Global Warming
DLESE >> Natural hazards
SVS >> Sea Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Vegetation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> Education
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Earth Science Week
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0